Bayne appears to be a clean-cut young kid. I bet a lot of girls are licking their chops.
But, like someone once said, "It ain't like it useta be!".
I remember when I was stationed in Beaufort, SC in 1963, I'd go to a dirt track in Savannah, GA every Friday night. At the time, Cale Yarborough was one of the local brats driving a sportsman, LeRoy Yarbrough ran there, Tiny Lund showed up once in a while, etc.
When we were racing, I met Bobby Allison a few times, raced against him a couple of times. He flew his own airplane, and he'd send a crew around the country with a dirt track car. Then, with pre-planning, he'd fly his own airplane in at the right time to drive. Then sent the crew on their way while he went back to NASCAR.
In my day, if someone started blowing the doors off everyone else, it was up the the rest of us to figure out how he was doing it, and figure out how to compete. Now, if someone is faster then everyone else, they make him detune his car so everyone else can keep up.
We all had our little sneaky ways to beat the rules and let the officials try to catch us. It was a challenge, both ways.
As ya'll are probably aware, the further back you can set the engine in a stock car, the better it handles because of better weight distribution. At one time, to check for engine set back all they looked at on Chevy's was the distance between the distributor and the firewall, and whether the firewall had been modified to let the distributor set further back. We were still running a '74 Chevelle then, and I cut a 4" section out of the cowl, moved the entire firewall back 4", and welded it back on. Then moved the engine back 4". They never did catch it.
Later, they made a rule that your front spark plug couldn't be over 2" behind a line across your upper ball joints.
I better shut up. I could have a ball sitting here reliving "the good old days".
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - The Rescue of a Fordson F - by Anthony West. Introduction I live in the UK and have for many years restored Fordson tractors (in the main model N's). I have also restored and shown model F's, E 27N's, Field Marshall Series 2, David Brown Cropmasters and the old rey Fergeson T 20. At one time I had seven restored examples which were shown and used in ploughing matches. As most restorers, I have a number of war stories I can relate on a range of topics that may help other like minded and interested people. Perhaps my first p
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
